CV Convos (CV Conversations) is an Instagram Live series on navigating careers and CV writing tips, created by Circumspecte and the New Career Platform. Career coach and Circumspecte founder Jemila Abdulai talks to African young professionals about their career paths and the lessons learned along the way. In our final…
Recently I’ve been involved in advocacy works to demand the rights of women and girls in Ghana. Some weeks ago, my colleague and co-lead campaigner Able Delalie sent me a message about why we should work on the luxury tax imposed on sanitary towels in Ghana. I learned about this…
In case you haven’t heard, 2019 has been dubbed the ‘Year of Return’ in Ghana; an open invitation to African-Americans and Africans in the Diaspora to ‘return home’ to Ghana. Since the call went out in late 2018, Ghana’s tourism sector has been buzzing. The country has played host to…
World-renowned CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour has embarked on a new project – to explore sex and love experiences by women and girls across the world from an angle of “satisfaction and personal pleasure” in a documentary series called “Love and Sex Around The World”. She visited Ghana and interviewed a…
March is international women’s month and a good time to check in with the women in our lives, ourselves included. At Circumspecte, we make it an entire affair with our Sisterhood Matters campaign which we started in 2016. Read below for how you can join the celebration throughout March and…
A four-year old girl was raped in Assin Adadientem village in the Assin North District of the Central Region of Ghana recently, sparking outrage. With all the conversations online, it’s clear there is need for more awareness and discussion on sexual and gender violence, including in the workplace or schools. People are demanding…
She looked 14, but she was pregnant. She wore a big dress probably meant for someone three times her size, as if to conceal her pregnancy. Maybe she just liked the dress. It was not obvious. She looked so sad, but at the same time determined. She caught my attention.…
Hi. Chances are, you arrived at this article via a link. You clicked on it and it led you straight here. Now, imagine you could do the same in real life when going to an unfamiliar destination. You click on a link and get directions that lead you right to…
Africa is known for its breathtaking natural scenery, superb wildlife, ancient ruins, cultural traditions and diverse peoples. There is no need to travel far if everything is on the same continent; Africa has everything you could ever want. Wouldn’t it be lovely if you can just hop on a plane,…